Homeless man nicked LEDs from same Mansfield store twice

0 Have your say A homeless man with drug problems who was spotted stealing LED lights from a Mansfield store was caught when he returned the next day to steal some more, a court has heard.
Stephen Richard Clay, 36, admitted two counts of theft when he appeared before magistrates in Mansfield on Thursday.
The court heard security staff at B&M Bargains, on Stockwell Gate, saw Clay steal two boxes of LED lights, worth £39.98, on September 27.
The same member of staff spotted him the next day, carrying two more boxes, and police were called.
Donna Pursglove, mitigating, said Clay had been... read more

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